Vehicle signal



, 1,526,469 G. FERFELIS VEHI CLE SIGNAL Feb. 17, 1925.

Original Filed Sept. 8, 1922 o r 7/ l INVENTOR.

TTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 17, 192 5.

PATENT OFFICE.

- GEORGE rnnmms or mmvcnnsrnn, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

" ivnnrctn SIGNAL.

dpplication filed Septernhei' 1922, Serial Be .it known that GEORGE FEnrnLIs, a

. citizen 'ofqthe United States. residing at v a Specification.

n invent on refersto f dii'ectionaldevlces partlcularly ,for use w th automotive vehicles used on the highways and city streets. It, has. amon its objectsifto providejsuch aQde'vice ,that will indicate the direction in which the'machine 'is about to travel in and the various movements that ainachine is apt to make. 'Also toprm videsuch a device with a definite indication of what the operatorintends to do without requiring explanationor the so-called educating-of the ubliobeforehand, the indications of the evice beingseltexplanatory.

It also) seeks to provide a device of the nature "in question that will be susceptible toj eajsy control by the operator and beco npact and convenient to install and arrange.

] Other objects will become apparent as the "invention is more fully setfoith. l While a numb "r of devices hve I veloped for the purpose of directional ,s'ig

many inherent objections.

nalling for vehicles, such have in general written words that cannot be made out at J any distance and generally confuse,- and giyeaffalsefsense of securityto the operjatorci the 'vehicle using them. 'This nventionpr0vides a definitein'dicat on as closeto the fundamental handsystemof indicating used and required everywherefllt usesahand to show a number of distinct movements" of the" vehicle," the hand is plainlyevide'nt andessuines a definite and always the same position. It is manipulated simp y and does not interfere with the v operators operation of the vehicle and itake up unnecessary attention on -h1s part.

In the construction shown in the drawn igure 1 is a view in perspective of a device embodying this invention, with an portion of the covers removed to show the interior construction or mechanism of the sh signal.

igure 2 is a detail view of the mechanism and device, indicating the right hand movement position.

Figure 3 is a rear view of the device show- No. seaolswnene ea November 17,,1924. .1

ing the righthand movementposition in-' rliication and the left position'in dotted outine.

Figure 4 shows the front. view. of the devicewith its hand at rest. This hand is used forfshowing theiorward or straight ahead signal a Figure 5 showsthe device in position on an automobile with ,the signal in straight ahead position. r Similar reference characters refer to similar. parts throughout the drawings. In the construction shown, 1v represents an automobile of; conventional outline having its mudguard 2 arrangedto receive the indicator 3.- This indicator consists of a box or casing having four hands with their mechanism. One ofthese hands is placed. onthe front 4 of the. casing, and normally. is swung back on the faceoutpf the way.

This hand 5 is attached to a hinge 6 that is supported on the face of the casing. Ahandle 7 isattached to the hinge, andt-o the handle is connected :1 rod 8 for pulling or pushing the handle and turning the. handeither .out in ahead direction or in the neutral position against the face. In other words it s'wings the hinged hand out or in as reqnired.

A further detail of the mechanismappears not to be necessary provided itcauss a nec;

essary reciprocation of thehandle l Figure 2 "shows theconstruction pointing to ,the right. The hand 9is of alconven-I tion al pointinghand design having a slottedbase 10 adapted to permit the rivets 11 slide as the, tongs 12 are pinched oro en and without binding. The tongs are lcrumedon a rivet 1 3, and one of them connects with ,a bar 14 loosely on a rivet connection 15. n A link 16 connects from the last" mentioned rivet and connects with a second link 17 that hasits end attached to end of the other tong. This connection with thesecond link is made at a rivet 18.

disposed near one end of the second link, the remaining portion of the end of this link being given a. slight bent form to avoid certain binding stresses in operation. At the end 19 of this link a third link 20 is attached and loosely pivoted, and brought to a swinging arm 21 and attached thereto at the rivet 22. At the connectionof the tong and link 16 and bar '14 a connection is made that serves to control the movement of this tong, the other end 23 of the bar being connected with the swinging arm so that the movement of the same will pull generaloperationand position of the parts of this mechanism is clearly shown in the drawings. 'The left hand constructionvis similar except that the parts are turned in the opposite position. i t

" Figure 1 shows the construction of the stop signal. "Its hand 31 is open preferably, it has its slotted base 32, and it has its tongs 33 and 34to'gether'with a':bar 35 and links 36"and27; The-swinging arm is modified into a four linked member having toggle Inembers38 and39 and links 40 and 41. I The toggle 38' is pivo-tlyl on a stationary "pivot 42 and link 41 on pivot 48. A rodmechaism 43 operates the whole mechanism by mbeing operated up and down;

The varioush'ands are place d in separate compartments of the casing and the'mecha; nijsm mounted on the wall of one sideof the V for repair or inspection compartment in each case. The various Walls-are held vtogether with screwbolts or Ithe-likeand serve to permit ready access to the lin t erioror theseparation of the parts A lli 'd 4:9'is' secured to therearof the casing A reflect the light on the various hands at night. The manner of linking up" the 'm'ech anismto the'car can be by 'rod or chain, and come to a common board) in the carfor the operator to use. Such has not been shown or specifically except conventionally'in Figure 5 as'it is believed that such construction can be readily" understood by anyone skilled in the art. 5

' The general operation of the device after the casing'with its stand, is mounted on the mudguard is for the operator to pull or i push on the respective mechanism that control the hand that indicates the proposed position or direction ofthecaror vehicle. This operation will in, its different turns, makethe stop hand move quickly up -as shown-in Figure 1, or in right hand position as shown in Figurefl2 and ahead as in and'a light Q4 is placed on. top to,

Figure 5. The hands being constructed in a pointing position. for the sides and front, and open Wide in the stop. This arrangement is the'natural positions of the hands and itself explanatory.

Theftong arrangement is not only strong but it is quick and enables the hands to close out 'ofthe way in the casing in a very small space. It is positive and affords an arrangement thatljis not susceptible' to get out of order. It 'is of a unit type'so that its parts may be'readily made and assembled and'it can be placed on that portion of the vehicle where it will bemost evident tojthc passer-by. It keeps the signal off the body of the car rendering it more easily noted when in action.

{While but one form of the invention is o shown in the drawingsit is not desired to limit thisapplica tion'for patent to this par ticular form orin any other wayotherwise than limited by the prior art as many'modifications in the construction of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the'claim. v

Iclaimi I f A device of the class described compris ing in combination, a casing have a plurality of vertical compartments, said compartments having slots in the casingaligned' with them, a plurality of hand signals in each of the. compartments, one being arranged for stop signal," another'for 'go signal, another for left turn signal and another for right turn signal, each hand being adapted to project through its respective slot from its compartment, a toggle mechanism in the respective compartment of each handada-pted vto give it a movement" sufiicient to bring just the hand beyond the casing in a straightline movement with suchmechanismwithin the compartment, andlinksextending Ibeyond'the casing. and operating parts forpulling onthe links and casim, the respective hand tosignal substantially as described. i I

' "In testimony whereof Ihave afliked my 100 signature, presence of two Witnesses,

p I GEORGE FERFELIS.

'Witnesses: i MICHAEL J. GRIFFIN,

PETER FERFnLIs. 

